Topic: traffic collision

A 22-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision Thursday in Lake Stevens, police said. The Lake Stevens man was driving west on state Highway 92 (Granite Falls Highway) around 4 p.m. when it appears he swerved to avoid hitting another car that had stopped to make a left turn, police said. The man’s car collided with an oncoming…

A $2.5 million claim has been filed against the city of Seattle, citing a collision more than two years ago in which a vehicle driven by Councilmember Sally Clark injured a bicyclist. The claim, brought by Steve Fairbanks, a former Lakewood, Pierce County, man who now lives in Oregon, represents the first step in a potential…

Update at 5:28 p.m.: The Seattle Fire Department says four people were transported in stable condition from the scene: two police officers, a male and female; and two other males. Original post: A Seattle police officer has been injured in a traffic collision, according to police. According to a Police Department tweet, the officer was taken to a hospital…

A 56-year-old man was killed this morning when his motorcycle collided with a sports car in Kent’s Panther Lake neighborhood, according to police. The collision happened at about 6:44 a.m. in the 12200 block of Southeast 223rd Drive. Police said the driver of a 1986 Nissan crossed the center line as he was entering a curve…

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